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Mazda Protege Prices Paid and Buying Experience

Paid $19,000CDN (plus tax) for a brand new (14 kilometres) 2000 SE 1.6 with the rear spolier and power moonroof in May 2000 (probably paid too much, first car, was anxious to zoom-zoom out the door.) Bought the car at Downtown Mazda in Toronto from Mark Kazik (who has moved to Guelph Mazda.) The dealer and sales staff were fantastic, especially Mark who encouraged me to drive a brand new demo model through a rutted dirt parking lot at 30 miles an hour to ensure that I approved of the Protege suspension!!! The car is serviced at Gunther Mazda in Fort Lauderdale, great service department.

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With AT, cassette, mudflaps and floormats (hey, they weren't standard back then), I paid $15,273US, including taxes and fees. I got mine in January, 1999 from Keith Kennedy at Jake Sweeney Mazda. He's a pretty good salesperson, been there several years.

The service has been spotty, though they've supposedly improved of late with Mazda NA paying attention to this aspect, so I'll give them another chance when I reach 60,000 miles (I did the 30,000 mile service myself) and it's time to replace the accessory belts and coolant (two things I prefer not to mess with).

Since they were anxious to move the '02s, mine came with a Mazda discount of over $4000. It has power everything, AC, cruise & tilt (probably all standard on the LX but I was only shopping for a DX thinking that would be all I could afford). It only had 15 miles on it.

After the discount the cost was $11,004.

They wouldn't budge another dollar lower than that. I know it was a terrific buy, but you know, part of the fun is the haggling.

Then they get you with financing and LoJack and Extended Warranty, etc. And $299 "prep/paperwork/laughing-all-the-way-to-the-bank" fee.

My salesguy, Andrew Lennie, was AWESOME. Really down to Earth, straight talking, and genuine. When I had issues with the car (minor) a few days later, he made sure I was taken care of.

All in all, after financing and the requisite "additional charges" the car will cost just under $13,000 when it's all paid off in five years.

Best of luck to anyone considering a Protege. If you are considering one, chances are you're comparing it to Civics, Corollas, and the slew of other generic import and domestic sedans out there. After you do your research, you'll probably come the same conclusion I did; that for the money, the Pro kicks just about everything else's butt when you sum up its overall performance, handling, and reliability.

Just purchased a 2003 Protege5 Automatic with ABS/Side Airbags and Wheel Locks from Millennium Mazda in Durham, NC.

We paid $2 under invoice on the S-Plan. Invoice was $17,043. With Sales Tax, Title & Registration, total was $17,891. We financed it for 5 years at 0%. We didn't go for the extended warranty. It is a Protege after all.

Not too many left, but around Austin, the 2002s are being priced:DX with auto & CD player $10,995+TTL. That's out the door, no add on costs.LX with power sunroof, CD & 5 speed, same price $10,995+TTL.ES with power sunroof, CD, rear spolier ( not sure if the spoiler is standard or optional ) & 5 speed $11,885+TTL.

2003 DX is in yesterday's paper at $11,995+TTL at 0% for 5 yrs. Says you get the CD player, but no mention of the auto trans.

The only reason I've become fairly current on the Pro prices around here, is because a friend asked me to help her shop for a new car. Her finances are tight ( real tight ), and after shopping around, nothing in the area touched the closeout prices on the 02's.And I've known these to be great cars in their class. But she made this a real "job". Of course, when you're talking closeouts, your choices are limited to what's on the lot(s). And when we started, there was a lot to choose from. But none were available in 'silver'. And she just had to have 'silver'. As time went by, the selection became thinner & thinner, until there was nothing she would even consider ( always based on color ). But finally, she is buying one. And it may have paid off for her to wait. Got an 02 Mazda program car with 8700 miles & 2 yrs 2 months left on the warranty. It's a 'silver' LX with the following options: moonroof with wind deflector, alloys ( I understand these come on the car when moonroof is ordered ), auto trans, 6 disk CD changer, fog lights. The Mazda employee that was using the car must have left a child seat permanently in place in the rear, because the headrest is crushed where the strap goes over it & is anchored to the rear deck. The dealer is replacing the whole rear seat because of this. They are also installing the perimeter alarm. $10,900+TTL. Should she hold out for wheel locks?Just kidding..

... to pay for a used car (whatever they tell you about how new it is!).

Get them to throw in an extended warranty or something, because I thought someone earlier listed a similar advertised price for a brand new 2002 LX (newspaper ads, but nonetheless, its got 8600+ less miles!)

just bought it in december. $16,100. I wanted black, so they had to search around for it. The dealer finaly found one in Houston. I didn't want it driven from there, though, so he had it trailer-hauled down. 20 miles on it when I purchased. all the ES goodies, foglights, power everything, sunroof, rims, dunlops, etc. The only thing...I had to have a manual trans. Ya know, zoom! Anyway, I felt like I got a good deal. What do you guys think?

I'm days away from buying a P5. I've found the model I want: midnight blue, abs & side airbags, cd & sunroof, cargo tray, rear bumper guard and wheel locks. I've negotiated the price down to $17300 that's the whole nut (taxes, licence,etc), minus $1000 rebate and even a $100 managers discount and the "s" plan too! I'm feeling good, but I'm also feelin' greedy. I've been checking out this site, so before I fork over the dough! what do my fellow P5 owners think? Is this a good deal?!

i got a quote for 2002 Protege DX, in Minnepolis, MN. It's $11803 for AT, AC, etc. doesn't specifies other options. Is it a fair deal or should be little bit lower? Based on #3, #4, #6 messages, it seems that I should be able to get it even lower? any suggestion?

My girlfriend is considering purchasing a 2003 Protege5. She asked me to research pricing. Options she would want are AT, ABS/side airbags, and cassette. From Edmund's, invoice with those options is $17,442 and "TMV" is $17,851. We've also seen ads from local dealers (SF Bay Area) at around $15,500, though I'm not sure what, if any, options those cars had. So the question is, what is a good target price (as in X dollars above invoice) and what would be a good initial offer to make to the dealers? What are the best deals people have been able to make on such a car?

Our plan is to put an offer together specifying what she wants and fax it to a bunch of dealers in the area. Worked great for me when I got my new sedan recently.

on the car and owner opinions if you'll join us on the Mazda Protege discussion in the Sedans area.

Meade

P.S. I own a 2000 ES 5-speed and a 2002 Protege5, so I can't be of much help in the 2003 pricing -- but I will let you know that the '00 just turned 53,000 miles and the '02 has 16,000, and neither of them has ever been to the shop for anything other than scheduled maintenance.

I'm driving a 2003 DX rental this week while my Protege is repaired, I'm the first person to rent it and the window sticker was in the glove box. According to the MSRP, the car was $15,000 with A/C and automatic transmission being the only options, seems about $3,000 too much for that car in my opinion. However, the DX is fairly well equiped for a base model compact car.

Which reminds me. Don't think you can't afford an ES just because it's the top model. The ES price includes a lot of features that are extra-cost options on the lower models. So if you're looking at a DX with lots of options, go look at an ES. You may be pleasantly surprised.

I'm sure that's a very base DX, with auto show discount and probably some dealer cash thrown in. When they use an invoice #, it's probably just that one.

However, I think you can probably get DX for around $13k or so. Check Edmund's TMV guide for an indication of what's been reported in your area.

And Meade's right. For a couple to few thousand more, you get more features. Check the LX too. I think it's an easy step from the DX, but I don't know your financial situation (nor do I want to...so don't speak a word about it). The DX is a very nice car for its price.

I want the DX because I plan on buying 2 new cars. I'm about to pick up the cars and able to get the automtic DX for $12,500 and a manual DX for $12,159 (not including tax and other fees). Each one has a/c, but nothing else.

Hopefully I'm getting a good deal.

Oh, and the Mazda Protege Discussion under sedans has too many threads/posts....I can't read all that

A local dealer was advertising new 2003 P5 for $4000 discount off MSRP. I got exactly what I wanted. My P5 is classic red with leather, auto dimming mirrors, abs, side air bags, moonroof,polished rims, six cd player. I paid 16,300 for the car. It is about 1200 less than dealer invoice with factory rebate.

I live in Portland Oregon and a dealership near me in Hillsboro (Royal Moore Mazda) had the special. I checked the car ads yesterday and noticed they are still running the same promotion but now it's only on four 2003 P5's.

I see you live in California you may want to check it out depending where you live.

Yeah..we did pick up our dx's. Where are you located? I'm from Buffalo and there are only 2 mazda dealers here and they were both giving me the same price. I even contacted dealers in Rochester.

I suspected we weren't getting a good deal on our end, given the $2000 rebate they were offering...and the fact that they were willing to give me $600 for my p.o.s trade. And I made them give us floor mats for both our cars. That's no consolation though.

on 4/25 took delivery of a vivid yellow P5 with Moonroof/CD, ABS/Side Air Bags, Roof Rack, Rear Bumper Guard, Moonroof Deflector, and Wheel Locks for $16,500 (car price only...with everything else the total came to $17,610) from Balise Mazda in W. Springfield, MA. Got financing from Peoplefirst.com (excellent service so far), no trade (giving my '97 Escort to my son). Folks at Balise were EXCELLENT.

I paid 16,700 after 1500 rebate but before taxes, dealer fee, etc for a red PR5 with AT, 6 disc changer, moonroof, leather, roof rack, wheel locks, and polished rims. No trade in and financed through my credit union (2.4 % for 60 mths). I called about 10 different dealers that had the car according to mazdas web site and told them who ever gave me the best price would get my business. I played the top 3 dealers against each other, the cheapest beat the #2 dealer by $200 but was about 2 hours away. I went with the #2 dealer who was only 45 mins away. The best part was I walked in and signed the papers, about 30 mins and I was out the door.